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Illustration of Rip Van Wrinkle.

Wake Up, Rip Van Winkle

Washington Irving’s story isn’t just about a very long nap. It’s about the making of America.

by John Swansburg via The Atlantic on October 10, 2025

The Self-Made Man

The story of America’s most pliable, pernicious, irrepressible myth.

by John Swansburg via Slate on September 29, 2014

Gen. Lew Wallace, circa 1861.

The Incredible Life of Lew Wallace, Civil War General and Author of Ben-Hur

The incredible story of how a disgraced Civil War general became one of the best-selling novelists in American history.

by John Swansburg via Slate on March 26, 2013

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